The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is a non-ministerial Government department that promotes competition for the benefit of consumers. The CMA have taken the following actions during the outbreak:

Excessive pricing and other harmful practices:

Yesterday, the Chancellor set out a new £750 million package for charities providing key services and supporting vulnerable people during the crisis.

On Sunday night the Queen addressed the nation. I hope her message of calm at a time of real fear and concern will have brought encouragement, reassurance and comfort to many during this difficult time of isolation.

The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge in protecting and assisting British Nationals overseas.

At school I remember reading a poem which harked back over how each generation had risen to the challenges facing Britain over the centuries and plaintively asked “Can England still muster such champions to guard her?”  The poem, written in 1912, questioned, as it turned out absurdly,  the commit

I have been contacted by NHS Blood and Transplant. They need people who are fit and healthy to keep donating as normal. They have received a lot of calls asking if sessions are still going ahead.

On the 25th March the Coronavirus Bill passed through its final stages in the House of Lords and has now received Royal Assent in time for both Houses rising for early recess.

Last night, the Chancellor announced a range of measures for self-employed people. This follows on from the Chancellor’s announcement on Friday 20th March on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).

I would like to thank all those in the frontline fighting this global pandemic:  our NHS staff who are battling this virus and who know that the demands on them will rise, even as colleagues of theirs have to self-isolate or require medical treatment themselves.  We are all deeply indebted to tho

The NHS has identified that there are up to 1.5 million people who are extremely vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus due to their medical status.